Mali Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Mali population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Mali in 2025 is 24,758,658, a 3.09% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Mali in 2024 was 24,015,789, a 3.1% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Mali in 2023 was 23,293,698, a 3.1% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Mali in 2022 was 22,593,590, a 3.14% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2025 Population
Ethiopia 132,938,555
Democratic Republic of Congo 109,075,560
Tanzania 71,427,810
Uganda 51,284,671
Afghanistan 44,515,793
Yemen 36,000,452
Mozambique 35,834,558
Madagascar 31,797,306
Nepal 31,577,361
Niger 29,315,971
North Korea 26,319,924
Mali 24,758,658
Burkina Faso 24,436,925
Malawi 22,033,992
Chad 19,425,960
Somalia 19,281,903
Senegal 18,687,800
Zimbabwe 17,375,285
Guinea 14,873,051
Rwanda 14,737,248
Benin 14,454,199
Burundi 13,948,140
Haiti 12,009,506
South Sudan 11,473,439
Tajikistan 10,516,940
Togo 9,470,157
Sierra Leone 9,165,377
Central African Republic 6,097,449
Liberia 5,657,229
Eritrea 3,889,630
Gambia 2,911,207
Guinea-Bissau 2,244,368
Comoros 883,075
Mali - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 24,758,658 3.09%
2024 24,015,789 3.10%
2023 23,293,698 3.10%
2022 22,593,590 3.14%
2021 21,904,983 3.21%
2020 21,224,040 3.19%
2019 20,567,424 3.18%
2018 19,934,298 3.23%
2017 19,311,355 3.27%
2016 18,700,106 3.24%
2015 18,112,907 3.20%
2014 17,551,814 3.22%
2013 17,004,033 2.96%
2012 16,514,687 2.96%
2011 16,039,734 3.29%
2010 15,529,181 3.30%
2009 15,032,635 3.31%
2008 14,551,117 3.34%
2007 14,080,912 3.36%
2006 13,623,541 3.36%
2005 13,180,551 3.36%
2004 12,751,995 3.32%
2003 12,342,165 3.26%
2002 11,952,660 3.18%
2001 11,583,824 3.07%
2000 11,239,101 2.95%
1999 10,916,993 2.79%
1998 10,620,475 2.52%
1997 10,359,301 2.24%
1996 10,131,906 2.12%
1995 9,921,094 2.16%
1994 9,711,797 2.16%
1993 9,506,510 2.10%
1992 9,310,572 2.05%
1991 9,123,969 2.00%
1990 8,945,026 1.95%
1989 8,774,122 1.82%
1988 8,617,474 1.69%
1987 8,474,329 1.68%
1986 8,334,588 1.79%
1985 8,187,651 1.96%
1984 8,030,099 2.11%
1983 7,863,944 2.18%
1982 7,696,349 2.17%
1981 7,532,864 2.17%
1980 7,372,581 2.14%
1979 7,218,079 2.05%
1978 7,072,938 1.98%
1977 6,935,336 1.88%
1976 6,807,648 1.80%
1975 6,687,293 1.80%
1974 6,569,273 1.77%
1973 6,455,257 1.70%
1972 6,347,158 1.59%
1971 6,247,878 1.53%
1970 6,153,587 1.51%
1969 6,061,764 1.47%
1968 5,973,762 1.45%
1967 5,888,497 1.41%
1966 5,806,572 1.40%
1965 5,726,382 1.40%
1964 5,647,380 1.38%
1963 5,570,462 1.38%
1962 5,494,845 1.38%
1961 5,420,247 1.37%
1960 5,346,792 1.35%
1959 5,275,377 1.28%
1958 5,208,910 1.25%
1957 5,144,686 1.29%
1956 5,079,258 1.29%
1955 5,014,680 1.29%
1954 4,950,987 1.29%
1953 4,888,110 1.31%
1952 4,824,822 1.36%
1951 4,760,160 1.39%
1950 4,694,916 0.00%